Hildegard Peplau – Interpersonal theory – Flashcards

"resource person" - provides specific, needed information that helps the client understand his or her problem and a new situation. *"Counselor" - Listens as the client reviews feelings related to difficulties r/t difficulties he or she is having. Interpersonal techniques are used to solve problems & make decisions concerning difficulties. "Teacher" - identifies learnign needs & provides information to the client or family that may aid in improvement of life situation. "Leader" - Directs the nurse-client interation & ensures appropriate interations undertaken to faciltate achievement of goals.*"Techinical expert" - understands various professional divices & possesses the clinical skills necesary to to perform intervntion for client. "Surrogate" - Serves as substitute figue for another

1) Orientation - client, nurse, and family work together to recognize, clarify and define the existing problem 2) Identification - Client's may respond in one of three ways: A) On the basis of participation or interdependent with nurse B) On the basis of independence or isolation from nurse C) On the basis of helplessness. 3) Exploitation- Client takes full advantage of services offered to him or her. Having learned all servics avaialble. 4)Resolution - Occurs when the client is freed from identification with helping others gather strength to assume independence. Resolution is direct result of completion of other three phases.

Learning to communicate in various ways with the primary caregiveer in order to have comfort needs fulfilled.* Peplau believed when nurses provide unconditional care, they help these clients progress toward more mature levels of functioning. *this may involve "surrogate mother"

Learning the satisfaction of pleasing others by delaying self-gratification in small ways.**When the client learns to feel safe & unconditionally accepted, he or she is morelike;y to let go of the oppositional behavior & advance development progression.

Learning appropriate roles & behaviors by acquiring the ablilty to perceive the expectations of others.*Nurses must have knowledge & appreciation of their own concept of self in order to develop the flexibility required to accept all clients as they are, unconditionally.

Learning the skills of comprimise , competition, and cooperation with others; establishment of a more realistic view of the world & a feeling of one's place in it.